Annals of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
In rheumatic heart disease–associated AF, rivaroxaban increased adverse vascular outcomes vs. VKA at 3 y	296
Annals for Educators - October 2022	281
Aspirin use is associated with reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma	204
In type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide reduced HbA1c vs. semaglutide	184
Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	177
Life Lens	169
In suspected or provisionally diagnosed ACS, early CTCA did not reduce mortality or nonfatal MI at 1 y	166
In persons aged ≥45 y, the mt-sRNA test had 94% sensitivity for colorectal cancer and 46% for advanced adenomas	162
Annals Graphic Medicine - The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Graphic Narrative	159
Summary for Patients: Do Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Help Reduce Liver Fat Content and Scarring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?	154
Summary for Patients: Metformin Use in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Risk for Nonlive Birth and Congenital Malformations	149
Civility, 1968	143
Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography Beyond Age 75 Years	140
Race/Ethnicity Trends Among U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Applicants and Matriculants: A Cross-Sectional Study	138
A Calling No Longer? When Medicine Is Redefined as a Job	136
In patients with acute MI, spironolactone did not reduce cardiac events at 3 y	135
ACP Updates Family and Medical Leave Policy	130
Moving Stroke Rehabilitation Forward and Into the Future	126
Patients surviving COVID-19 had lower risk for long COVID in the Omicron vs. earlier eras	124
An intensivist-led telemedicine strategy did not reduce ICU LOS vs. usual care in critically ill patients	120
Trends in Concurrent Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions in the United States, 2016 to 2019	119
Short-Term Adverse Outcomes After Mifepristone–Misoprostol Versus Procedural Induced Abortion	119
In T2DM, periconceptional, noninsulin, second-line antidiabetes medications were not linked to major congenital malformations vs. insulin	117
Annals Video Summary - Effectiveness of Opioid Analgesic Medicines Prescribed in or at Discharge From Emergency Departments for Musculoskeletal Pain	115
Benefits and Risks Associated With Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in Old and Very Old Adults	109

In noncardiac thoracic surgery, low-dose colchicine did not reduce AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery at 14 d	109
Little Miracles	109
In menopause-related moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms not suitable for hormone therapy, fezolinetant safely improved symptoms	107
Understanding the Varying Biological Behaviors of Breast and Other Types of Cancer to Avoid Overdiagnosis	106
Challenging the Myths of the Against Medical Advice Discharge	104
Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Gestational Carriers	103
K Awards: The Journey of a Thousand Steps	103
In adults aged 50 to 69 y, invitation to screening with FIT was noninferior to invitation for colonoscopy for colorectal cancer mortality at 10 y	100
ACP provided strong and conditional recommendations for drug treatment in outpatients with acute episodic migraine	97
In acute episodic migraine attacks, triptans, with or without NSAIDs, vs. NSAIDs alone reduce pain at 2 h and up to 48 h	94
Annals for Hospitalists - January 2024	94
Annals Story Slam - Loss of a Best Friend	93
Annals Video Summary - Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes	93
Annals Video Summary - The Effect of Practitioner Empathy on Patient Satisfaction	92
Prevalence and Management of Obesity in U.S. Adults With Type 1 Diabetes	92
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	90
The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain	90
Annals Consult Guys - Care of a Patient With Left Ventricular Thrombus	88
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	87
Annals Video Summary - Effect of Yoga on Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review	86
The Rise of Psilocybin Use in the United States: A Multisource Observational Study	84
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19: A Living, Rapid Evidence Review for the American College of Physicians (Version 2, Update Alert)	78
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Versus Vancomycin for Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection	78
Annals Video Summary - Bleeding Risks With Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy	77
Estimation of Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis in a U.S. Breast Screening Cohort	76
Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational Data	76
Inaccuracy of Pneumonia Diagnosis: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	76
A Salty Odyssey: A Potassium-Enriched Journey Inspired by Don Quijote	76
Stories and Statistics	75
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Long-Acting Therapies to Improve HIV Viral Suppression	75
After ACS, telemedicine-based care with remote patient monitoring vs. usual care reduced hospital readmissions at 6 mo	74
Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism	73
Annals On Call - Surgery for Mild PTH	71
Evolving Practice Choices by Newly Certified and More Senior General Internists	67
Increasing Motivation for Lifestyle Change Is Not Enough to Treat Obesity	65
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Clinical Pearls—Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease	65
New use of thiazide diuretics vs. nonthiazide antihypertensive drugs was linked to hyponatremia over 2 y	64
Prescription	64
Factors Associated With Circulating Sex Hormones in Men	62
Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up	62
In H pylori infection, vonoprazan plus high-dose amoxicillin was noninferior to B-quadruple therapy for eradication	62
In the general population, salt substitutes vs. regular salt reduce BP levels, CV outcomes, and mortality	62
The U.S. Founding Fathers Recognized the Benefits of Immunization—We Need That Same Recognition Today	62
Effectiveness of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Against Herpes Zoster in a Real-World Setting	61
Reducing the Over-Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease	61
2022 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for Diabetes Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Important First Step, More Work to Do	61
Safety and Efficiency of Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Clinically Relevant Patient Subgroups	59
Improvements in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Weight Reduction: A Post Hoc Analysis of Adults With Obesity Randomly Assigned to Tirzepatide	59
In adults receiving mechanical ventilation, selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduces hospital mortality	57
Correction: Accuracy of Ultrasound Jugular Venous Pressure Height in Predicting Central Venous Congestion	57

Annals Graphic Medicine - Dive	57
Correction: Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria	57
Lifting the Illusion	57
Bedside Manner	57
Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	57
In prediabetes, oral vitamin D reduces progression to new-onset diabetes	56
Annals for Educators - June 2022	56
Late in the Afternoon	55
Star Stuff	55
In acute decompensated HF, adding acetazolamide to IV loop diuretics reduced congestion at 3 d	55
Comfort Measures Only	54
Ideation	54
Annals for Educators - February 2022	54
Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: Which Presenter Are You?	53
Summary for Patients: Hydroxychloroquine Dose and Risk for Incident Retinopathy	53
In RA, use of systemic glucocorticoids ≥5 mg/d (prednisolone-equivalent) was linked to MACE at 8.7 y	53
Annals On Call - Bedside Rounds: The Patient Experience	52
Function and Frailty: Value Added in Medicare	52
In adults with TBI and anemia, liberal vs. restrictive RBC transfusion did not reduce unfavorable neurologic outcomes by 10% at 6 mo	52
In adults with kidney failure, hemodiafiltration vs. hemodialysis reduces all-cause and CV mortality	51
In paroxysmal AF, first-line catheter ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs reduces atrial arrhythmia recurrence	51
In older inpatients with polypharmacy, medication optimization did not improve outcomes at 48 wk	51
Diagnostic Strategies for the Assessment of Suspected Stable Coronary Artery Disease	50
Cardiometabolic Disease Burden and Steroid Excretion in Benign Adrenal Tumors	50
In non–critically ill patients with COVID-19, therapeutic anticoagulation improved survival to discharge without organ support	50
Detection of Tropheryma whipplei Genome From the Aqueous Humor by Metagenomic Sequencing	50
Medical, Societal, and Ethical Considerations for Directed Blood Donation in 2025	50
Bolstering the Medication Supply Chain and Ameliorating Medication Shortages: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians	49
SGLT2 inhibitors reduce adverse renal and CV outcomes in patients with or without diabetes	49
Oncology: What You May Have Missed in 2023	49
Values and Preferences of Patients With Depressive Disorders Regarding Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments	49
Long COVID Definitions and Models of Care	48
Telehealth Strategies for the Delivery of Maternal Health Care	48
The Benefits and Risks of Receiving Investigational Solid Tumor Drugs in Randomized Trials	48
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - The Future of Hospital-at-Home Care	47
Confirmatory Testing for Primary Aldosteronism	47
The Problem of Aducanumab for the Treatment of Alzheimer Disease	47
Efficacy and Safety of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss Among Adults Without Diabetes	47
In ASCVD, an inclisiran-first strategy reduced LDL-C levels and statin discontinuation at 330 d	47
Prevalence and Characteristics of Adrenal Tumors in an Unselected Screening Population	47
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	47
Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians	46
The Price of Admission	46
Untangling the Benefits of Time-Restricted Eating: Is It the Calories or the Time Restriction?	46
Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in Real-World Data	45
A Risk Profile Using Simple Hematologic Parameters to Assess Benefits From Baricitinib in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-2	45
Annals On Call - Encouraging Influenza Vaccination	44
Annals Consult Guys - A Perplexing Case of Muscle Weakness	44
Annals for Hospitalists - July 2024	43
Annals On Call - Health Expenditures of Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery	43
Annals Video Summary - Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection	43
In COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, awake prone positioning vs. supine positioning increases survival without intubation	43
Annals On Call - Virtual Urgent Care: Artificial Intelligence Versus Physicians	42
Annals for Educators - February 2023	42
In critically ill patients, preoxygenation with NIPPV or HFNC vs. face mask reduces hypoxemia during intubation	42
Annals for Hospitalists - December 2021	42
Annals Graphic Medicine - 2 Face Comics Presents: Art Is the Best Medicine	41
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population	41
Annals for Educators - June 2025	41
How Would You Manage This Patient With Recurrent Diverticulitis?	40
Annals Graphic Medicine - Getting to a Place of Calm	40
Visual Clinical Guideline - Newer Pharmacologic Treatments in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Visual Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians	40
Annals Consult Guys - Noncardiac Surgery Following COVID-19: A Coast-to-Coast Update	40
Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour, 0/2-Hour, and 0/3-Hour Algorithms for Rapid Triage of Acute Myocardial Infarction	39
Forgiving Physician Debt	39
How Would You Treat This Patient With Acute and Chronic Pain From Sickle Cell Disease?	38
Lightning: Another Climate Change Threat	38
Doctoring With a Double Disability	38
Annals On Call - Understanding Benign Neutropenia	38
Contact Tracing and Exposure Investigation in Response to the First Case of Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States During the 2022 Global Monkeypox Outbreak	38
Beyond the Bacillus: Closing Gaps in Tuberculosis Health Disparities Requires Targeting Social Determinants	37
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Understanding the Safety of Outpatient Care	37
Change in Per Capita Opioid Prescriptions Filled at Retail Pharmacies, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018	36
Science v. Ideology in Court: Mifepristone and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration	36
Diabetes Risk Factors in People With HIV Receiving Pitavastatin Versus Placebo for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	36
Accuracy of Ultrasound Jugular Venous Pressure Height in Predicting Central Venous Congestion	36
The Effect of Open-Label Semaglutide on Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in People With HIV	36
Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Targets in Diabetes Care in China	35
Risk for Bleeding-Related Hospitalizations During Use of Amiodarone With Apixaban or Rivaroxaban in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation	35
Associations of Serum Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin With Incident Cardiovascular Events in Middle-Aged to Older Men	35

Preparing the United States for the Next Pandemic	35
Deep Venous Thrombosis	34
In older patients at high risk for stroke, intensive AF screening with an implantable loop recorder did not reduce stroke	34
In ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction, adding PCI to medical therapy did not reduce death or HF hospitalization	34
Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection	34
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population	34
In RA in remission for >1 y, tapering TNFi to discontinuation did not meet noninferiority criteria compared with stable TNFi for disease flare at 12 mo	34
Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in Patients With Transient New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Detected During Hospitalization for Noncardiac Surgery or Medical Illness	34
Ensuring Adequate Preparation for Patient Care Through Interprofessional Team-Based Training and Postgraduate Residencies for Nonphysician Clinicians	34
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Things We Share	34
Correction: Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults	34
Integrating Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement With Guidelines: Systematic Stakeholder-Driven Development of an Extension of the Guidelines International Network–McMaster Guideline Development	33
In IBS, a smartphone application for self-managing a FODMAP-lowering diet vs. otilonium bromide reduced symptoms at 8 wk	33
In type 1 diabetes, weekly basal insulin Fc was noninferior to daily insulin degludec for HbA1c at 26 wk	33
In severe, uncontrolled asthma, tezepelumab reduced exacerbations and improved asthma control at 1 y	33
In drug-refractory IBS, group CBT with interoceptive exposure improved symptoms and QoL at 13 wk	33
Prayer Flags	33
SCCM issued recommendations for corticosteroid use in acutely ill adults with sepsis, ARDS, or CAP	33
Annals Story Slam - I Know Them by Name	33
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Hospital Makes It Hard to Speak Up for Myself	32
Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: Medical Conference	32
Correction: 15-Year Benefits of Sigmoidoscopy Screening on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality	32
Annals Graphic Medicine - More Than Skin Deep	32
In tobacco smokers with respiratory symptoms, a dual bronchodilator did not reduce symptoms at 12 wk	32
In type 2 diabetes, the BT-001 smartphone app reduced HbA1c more than a control app at 90 d	31
Correction: Resuming In-Person Learning	31
In patients with type 2 diabetes and recent MI, colchicine reduced a composite CV outcome at 23 mo	31
Living Practice Guidelines Require Robust and Continuous Iteration and Uptake	31
In patients with chronic neuropathic pain, cannabinoids improve sleep and reduce pain vs. placebo	31
Blood Pressure Level in Late Adolescence and Risk for Cardiovascular Events	31
we are forgetting	30
Summary for Patients: Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Death	30
In patients with subclinical AF, apixaban vs. aspirin reduced stroke or systemic embolism at 3.5 y in those with previous stroke or TIA	30
Correction: Diagnostic Discordance, Uncertainty, and Treatment Ambiguity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia	30
Guideline recommends buprenorphine or methadone as first-line treatment for opioid use disorder (high certainty)	30
In AF, CHA2DS2-VASc 1 subgroups did not differ for predicting risk for arterial thromboembolism at 1 y	30
Endocrinology: What You May Have Missed in 2024	30
Tofacitinib reduced death or respiratory failure at 28 d in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia	30
Summary for Patients: Fracture Risk During Osteoporosis Drug Holidays	30
Will QUADAS-C Make a Complicated Task Less Complex?	30
Risk for Congenital Anomalies in Children Conceived With Medically Assisted Fertility Treatment	29
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity	29
Best Practices in Caring for Seriously Ill Patients	29
In patients receiving invasive ventilation, PPIs reduce upper GI bleeding but did not affect mortality at 90 d	29
Trends in Discharge Rates for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in U.S. Emergency Departments	29
Building the Beloved (Health) Community: Antiracism, Diversity, and Primary Care	29
Paternal Preconception Diabetes Drugs and Birth Defects in Offspring: A Call for More Conclusive Study	29
Epidemiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis Among People Living With HIV in Uganda	29
Standardization and Prediction to Control Confounding: Estimating Risk Differences and Ratios for Clinical Interpretations and Decision Making	29
Suicide in U.S. Indigenous Persons: Reframing the Etiology and Solutions	29
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19: Living, Rapid Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 2, Update Alert)	28
Annals On Call - Diagnostic Reasoning Part 1	28
Annals Consult Guys - Surgery After Thromboembolic Stroke	28
Annals Graphic Medicine - Being There	28
Annals Graphic Medicine - Beyond the Numbers	28
Annals Consult Guys - The ABCs of Atrial Fibrillation	28
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Substance Use Epidemic: A Graphic Narrative	28
Annals Video Summary - Associations of Testosterone and Related Hormones With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Men	28
Telemedicine Uptake Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic	28
In adults with HIV and low-to-moderate CV risk, pitavastatin reduced MACE over a median 5.1 y	28
Annals Video Summary - The Effect of SEP-1 Bundle Compliance and Implementation on Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis	28
Annals Consult Guys - The Case of the Restless Legs	28
Primary Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After Adding Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors or Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Compared With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Cohor	27
In adults aged 75 to 76 y, systematic AF screening reduced morbidity and mortality at 6 y	27
The Health Benefits of Urgent Upstream Action on Climate Change	27
Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir Against the Development of Post–COVID-19 Conditions Among U.S. Veterans	27
Prediction of End-Stage Kidney Disease Using Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate With and Without Race	27
Stroke Rehabilitation: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines	27
Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Risk for Myocardial Infarction in a Danish Cohort	27
COVID-19 Vaccination Effectiveness Against Infection or Death in a National U.S. Health Care System	27
Comparison of Rapid Antigen Tests' Performance Between Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2	27
U.S. State Medical Boards’ Antiracism Education Requirements for Physicians	27
Bipolar Disorder	27
Trends in Alcohol Use After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study	27
Ankle Osteoarthritis: Successful Completion of a Challenging Clinical Trial Comparing Surgical Treatments	27
Annals Video Summary - Attention Among Health Care Professionals: A Scoping Review	27
In THA or TKA, risk for symptomatic VTE was higher with aspirin vs. enoxaparin at 90 d	26
USPSTF found insufficient evidence on the benefits and harms of screening adults ≥50 y for AF	26
In pregnant women with suspected VTE and low/intermediate or unlikely pretest probability, D-dimer rules out VTE at 3 mo	26
In low-risk penicillin allergies, direct oral challenge was noninferior to skin testing followed by oral challenge	26
Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools	26
Summary for Patients: Mortality and Morbidity in Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism	26
In latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, mortality was similar to T2DM but retinopathy was higher at 5.9 y	26
Cognitively enhanced tai chi improved cognition vs. tai chi or stretching at 24 wk in older adults with MCI or memory concerns	26
Grief's Terrain	26
Annals Consult Guys - Frailty: Its Role as a Risk Factor in Surgery	26
In migraine with previous treatment failures, eptinezumab safely reduced migraine days at 1 to 12 wk	26
Enough Is Enough: On the Road to Eliminating “Sophie’s Choice” for U.S. Prescription Drugs	26
In symptomatic AF with end-stage HF, adding catheter ablation to medical therapy improved clinical outcomes at 18 mo	26
Correction: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Dyspnea	25
In HF with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, finerenone reduced worsening HF or CV death at 32 mo	25
Summary for Patients: Benefits and Risks Associated With Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in Old and Very Old Adults	25
Self-reflection on an Elevated BMI	25
Correction: Deep Learning to Estimate Cardiovascular Risk From Chest Radiographs	25
Anticoagulation for COVID-19: Seeking Clarity and Finding Yet More Gray	25